Saturday, January 29, 2011

Molly had her first date tonight! Her daddy is taking her to the Girl Scout Ball. She was so excited and could not stop giggling! I think he was kinda excited too! They are going to dinner and then a big night of dancing!

I tore the paper and burnt the edges, then I applied it to the box using Modge Podge.

And here is my old chippy toolbox in all it's glory!

I had a hard time deciding on which graphic to use. The one above is very fancy.

I also picked out a very plain one. I wanted to stencil it on but I just wasn't working out, so I drew it on free-handed and went over it with a thin tipped marker. Then I sanded it down and got the old look I wanted.

Monday, January 24, 2011

I have been trying to re-do my daughter room for over a year now. Why do something today that you can put off to another day right! I am almost done and I wanted to show you her up-cycled furniture that has been given a new life.

This is the before.

Unfortunately I don't have a picture of the desk. But it was the same color.

Both pieces were purchased at a furniture consignment shop for $40 each.

Each piece was sanded and painted with 3 coats of Valspar's Swiss Coffee.

Minwax Finishing Paste was the final step.

The hardware on the desk was found at Lowe's for $6 each.

The frame was found at a thrift store for $4!

I still have a chair to finish and recover, the frame will hold a bulletin board,